The God-Damn Fool tells the story Dr. John Harriman of Garrison Academy private boarding school. Budget cuts have gotten so severe that Harriman, a pretentious Latin instructor, is forced to become coach of the school’s basketball team. Had the old man not already enough troubles, dealing with his gout, his Vietnam War wound, mild Tourette’s Syndrome, three failed marriages, bursitis, psoriasis, morbid obesity, the disrespect of his peers, the insolence of his over-bright students, the steady rise of politics in the academe, and his outlandishly aggressive dog? Now he must lead an undermanned, spastic team of incorrigibles in a sport he knows nothing about.